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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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